![]() ![]() It is common, however, for researchers and practitioners to use psychological (e.g., questionnaires) and physiological measures (e.g., heart rate variability) to assess their results, due to the lack of such a tool. One fifth of users of these methods in Japan undergo treatment to manage stress. The development of a reliable and valid tool for assessing perceived stress in the fields of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine would provide a potentially useful assessment tool for both researchers and practitioners to apply when using these methods to manage stress. Meridian test as a tool for assessing perceived stress. These results supported validity of the neck Positive correlation was found between the changes in the perceived stress and ![]() Significantly in contrast, this score increased in the CG. Significantly over time, while the neck meridian test score decreased In the IG, the perceived stress decreased Were asked to complete a self-administered acupressure intervention for two Students, who were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG) and aĬontrol group (CG), were subjected to secondary analyses. The data of 54 (male, n = 34 female, n = 20) To examine the change of the neck meridian test score induced by This study conducted secondary analyses of data fromĪ randomized controlled trial of self-administered acupressure. The four responses are summed toĬalculate the test score. His or her neck in four directions and rates the intensity of pain and/or In the neck meridian test, the examinee stretches ![]()
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